Advanced Clinical Pharmacist

Job Title: AdvancedClinical Pharmacist - 88918

Grade: Band 8a

Trust: Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN

Ward: Pharmacy

Pay Rates: £33.11 per hour

Shift Patterns: 37.5 hours per week, Mon-Fri 09:00-17:15

Why might this job interest you?

Are you a skilled and compassionate Pharmacist with extensive Clinical experience? Are ready to play a crucial role in patient care? Join our team at Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust and help us make a difference!

What you can add:

• Provide an advanced clinical pharmacy service to the designated clinical area, taking professional responsibility for the pharmaceutical care of patients with complex medicines needs, including prescription review, medicines reconciliation, adverse drug reaction reporting, therapeutic drug monitoring and individualisation of drug therapy.
• Act as the first point of contact for complex medicines queries from medical, nursing and allied health professional staff, giving expert advice where evidence is limited or conflicting, and escalating where appropriate.
• Undertake regular dispensary sessions, including clinical screening and final checking of prescriptions, or homecare prescription screening, ensuring homecare prescriptions are clinically appropriate, meet commissioning and Blueteq requirements where applicable, and are processed in a timely way.
• Support audit, service evaluation and quality improvement projects in the clinical area, present findings at departmental and directorate meetings, and make sure resulting changes are put in place.
• Work with the lead pharmacists to develop and extend pharmacist prescribing in the clinical area, such as discharge prescribing, medicines optimisation reviews or pharmacist-led clinics.

What you’ll need:

· Professional Registration with the General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC).

· NHS experience is Highly Desirable including Clinical Pharmacy experience.

· Masters Degree in Pharmacy or UK recognised equivalent.

· Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Pharmacy.

· Experience of contributing to consultant ward rounds and multidisciplinary team working.

The benefits we can offer you in return:

· Putting People in Places to Care – be part of the NHSP community, by joining the bank and caring for patients with a team of people from all walks of life.

· Weekly pay to give you access to your wages more quickly.

· Blue Light Card – NHS Discount Provider

· First choice of shifts/placements at the Trust of your choice over agencies.

· Our team is always happy to help - access our support line any time.

· Working options to suit your lifestyle– being on the bank gives you the flexibility to work the shifts you want or choose fixed term placements.

· Training and development opportunities via the Trust and NHSP’s own academy.

· Explore different wards, keep your skills up to date whilst gaining vital experience.

· Being part of the NHSP Community means you’ll get access to member activities such as member of the month, member appreciation week, key date giveaways, webinar series and much more.

Who are NHS Professionals?

NHS Professionals is a flexible staff bank, owned by the Department of Health, our purpose is to provide you with the autonomy to decide when, how, and where you want to work. Supporting your lifestyle and making you feel part of the team and community. Offering you flexible work or alternatively fixed term placements.

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications.
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

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By joining us you can look forward to a choice of flexible Bank shifts or fixed term placements across any of our client Trusts in England.

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Pay: £33.11 per hour

Benefits:

• Company pension

Work Location: In person